CVE-2008-5946

php-fusion 4.01 - SQL Injection via News ID Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-5946. PoCs published by Rake.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an SQL injection vulnerability in PHP-Fusion 4.01 by injecting a UNION-based query to extract user credentials from the database. The attack leverages unsanitized input in the 'news_id' parameter to manipulate the SQL query.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in readmore.php in PHP-Fusion 4.01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the news_id parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Rake · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32242

This exploit demonstrates an SQL injection vulnerability in PHP-Fusion 4.01 by injecting a UNION-based query to extract user credentials from the database. The attack leverages unsanitized input in the 'news_id' parameter to manipulate the SQL query.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PHP-Fusion 4.01
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable endpoint · PHP-Fusion 4.01 installation
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44456
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30680

Scores

EPSS 0.0096
EPSS Percentile 57.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
php-fusion/php-fusion 4.01
Published Jan 22, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026